trading WRX for RS + $$$
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Originally posted by teknojunkee
2001 RS with a blown motor here..
Im looking for and engine to swap in or im just gonna have to sell it as is.
2001 RS with a blown motor here..
Im looking for and engine to swap in or im just gonna have to sell it as is.
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Hey, I just did what you're trying to do. Went from a '97 modded L to an '02 WRX, and back in an '01 RS now. Guess which one I like the best?? 
(and no, you're not going to get $9K ... I just bought my '01 RS two weeks ago, and this was how it broke down:
'02 WRX, 48K miles = $14500 (craigslist)
'01 RS, 46K miles = $12500
Yeah, I thought, for an extra $2K I can have a WRX ... so it was a tough decision. Have I regretted it? Hell no! The newer chassis is just too much of a porker IMHO. The old car fits purrrrfect.
(and no, you're not going to get $9K ... I just bought my '01 RS two weeks ago, and this was how it broke down:
'02 WRX, 48K miles = $14500 (craigslist)
'01 RS, 46K miles = $12500
Yeah, I thought, for an extra $2K I can have a WRX ... so it was a tough decision. Have I regretted it? Hell no! The newer chassis is just too much of a porker IMHO. The old car fits purrrrfect.
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I would like a WRX. =X
Too bad I don't have any cash on me. Hahaha....and I love my RS, unless I can trade it for a WRX straight up. Hahaha.
Too bad I don't have any cash on me. Hahaha....and I love my RS, unless I can trade it for a WRX straight up. Hahaha.
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Originally posted by teknojunkee
2001 RS with a blown motor here..
Im looking for and engine to swap in or im just gonna have to sell it as is.
2001 RS with a blown motor here..
Im looking for and engine to swap in or im just gonna have to sell it as is.
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From: Ebisu, Tokyo
Car Info: 1992 Toyota Sera
Yo A, thanks for the shout out! Man, it feels like just yesterday when we were lining up 70 cars for that photo shoot in the Presidio. I was in Japan for a year ... thought about getting a *real* GC8 but ended up with a gull-wing Toyota Sera instead (no regrets!). Anyway, hope to see you and more BAIC guys up in Vancouver sometime ... you know you wanna check out where extinct-in-mainland-USA salmon sushi and Kristin Kreuk come from.
Incidentally, just to keep things on-topic, a decent GC/GM 2.5RS goes for $23,000 up here. Canadian dollars, of course, but that's still $17K US. Too many Chinese kids watching Initial D and playing Gran Turismo decide that they want a GC/GM at any cost, and mommy and daddy bankroll it.
Too bad I can't sell my car in Canada, it'd be a heckuva profit! LOL
Man, it feels like just yesterday when we were lining up 70 cars for that photo shoot in the Presidio. I was in Japan for a year ... thought about getting a *real* GC8 but ended up with a gull-wing Toyota Sera instead (no regrets!). Anyway, hope to see you and more BAIC guys up in Vancouver sometime ... you know you wanna check out where extinct-in-mainland-USA salmon sushi and Kristin Kreuk come from. Incidentally, just to keep things on-topic, a decent GC/GM 2.5RS goes for $23,000 up here. Canadian dollars, of course, but that's still $17K US. Too many Chinese kids watching Initial D and playing Gran Turismo decide that they want a GC/GM at any cost, and mommy and daddy bankroll it.
Too bad I can't sell my car in Canada, it'd be a heckuva profit! LOL
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Dont really know. This is the first im thinking of selling it. Ive wanted to Drop another engine in for a while now.
No one can tell my what ACTUALLY has to be done. All I get is "its easy" or "just drop it in" but I know it involves alot more than that. Ive done a 383 stroker in a 1987 RX7, 383 stroker blown in a formula 350 Pontiac, and a 350 in a Checy S-10. Just by doing these I know that there is alot more to an engine swap then just dropping it in.
I know I would have to get a Cross Member from a Legacy or WRX and change the clutch.
The car is a 2001 2 door RS Silver Awesome condition except for one dent on the rear quarter panel (basketball
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What is it worth to you?
No one can tell my what ACTUALLY has to be done. All I get is "its easy" or "just drop it in" but I know it involves alot more than that. Ive done a 383 stroker in a 1987 RX7, 383 stroker blown in a formula 350 Pontiac, and a 350 in a Checy S-10. Just by doing these I know that there is alot more to an engine swap then just dropping it in.
I know I would have to get a Cross Member from a Legacy or WRX and change the clutch.
The car is a 2001 2 door RS Silver Awesome condition except for one dent on the rear quarter panel (basketball
)What is it worth to you?
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Contact Bill, Chris, and Adam at I-Speed ... they are the experts for the engine swap.
http://www.i-speedusa.com/
http://www.i-speedusa.com/
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teknojunkee,
depends how bad the quarter panel is. does it just need fixing or replacing? could i maybe come see the car? send me an email ikhoefnix@hotmail.com or something.
-rob
depends how bad the quarter panel is. does it just need fixing or replacing? could i maybe come see the car? send me an email ikhoefnix@hotmail.com or something.
-rob
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